I made my dugout canoe when I was 18 I'm 44 now so that's some time ago it didn't take me 2 weeks it was more like half a year! I did it all on my onesome I did the chopping the burning and the finishing I did, however, a step that was not featured in the video I smoked my canoe! I build scaffolding raised my boat on to that using pulleys and build a large tent covered with thick felt blankets around that I dug a fire pit underneath the canoe filled that to the brim with charcoal and lit it when the charcoal was burning white and red I covered that with the wood curls and chips that came out of the original log this would give off a thick smoke after 50 hours of smoking and no sleep the chips were gone and the work was almost done the smoke gives off a resin comparable to pine tar because its the woods original resins and because of the heat the wood soaks up the resin like a sponge the canoe was now completely dark brown inside and out and with the canoe still warm I buffed it pushing the still soft resin into the grains then I let it cool and harden now after 26 years it is still solid with no rot what so ever its not mine anymore but it is happily floating several times a year on a lake in Germany were a friend of mine uses it to go fishing during vacation times in summer

@cantho11

4 жыл бұрын

Wow that pretty cool insight. Did you burn the canoe on the top, the flip it around dug a hole fill with charcoal then smoke it afterward? Or you burn a d smoke in one step? If the canoe is burned I would figure it already hot enough to melt the resin so you dont have to smoke it again. I never make one before but very intrigued. It gotta be the most difficult small canoe also the mose expensive, and might hurt you back doing it.

@shrippie-4214

4 жыл бұрын

I wish i could make a canoe with a tree and go fishing

@Hutzpahh

4 жыл бұрын

Well done bro

@skrunk813

4 жыл бұрын

@@shrippie-4214 bup

@ericdee6802

4 жыл бұрын

What a fantastic story. Thanks for sharing your time.✌️

Imagine what they could do with flextape. Endless possibilities for these champs.

@mathew_maldonado

5 жыл бұрын

That's a lot of damage. How bout a little more?

@schneir5

5 жыл бұрын

Billy Mays could have a field day with this dugout canoe

@mrtree1368

4 жыл бұрын

Billy Mayes here with might putty

@codyherrington7810

4 жыл бұрын

WE SAWED THIS BOAT IN HALF !!!!!!

@connor3510

4 жыл бұрын

What about flex seal CoLorS

Your boats on fire dude.

@glowiever

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you donny!

@arthas640

5 жыл бұрын

"f*ck!"

very cool i bet you could use pine resin to stop the leaks melt the resin and just pour it on to the bottom of the spots where it leaks at it should soak right in and harden . the native americans used pine tree sap this way for birch bark canoes . you could really do the whole under side and it would keep the wood dry and it would make the canoe lighter cause the wood would not suck up all that water and get water logged . just a thought . good luck and nce work .

@deansnipah2895

5 жыл бұрын

I agree with you BUT....it depends which region they're at. If its a hard wood forest then there wont be any conifers around

@JoshuaJonah

5 жыл бұрын

Or just buy some epoxy.

@Can_0_Bull

5 жыл бұрын

Add some fine ground charcoal to your resin to make a bit more of an elastic glue cause the wood is going to shrink and expand thew the years

@lktn62

5 жыл бұрын

@@JoshuaJonah the good old epoxy george washington used

@3DSuperWaffle

5 жыл бұрын

Joshua Jonah I guess you _could_ buy epoxy, but that kind of defeats the point, doesn't it?

Wow. A Walnut tree canoe that is 30' long, and 20 inches wide! That log today would be worth thousands of dollars. Really neat project.

@angelaabrams9108

5 жыл бұрын

We have a stand of black walnut that size on the farm I grew up on. These days, I think a large maple would be the best bet though since you get the fast growth of a softwood with strength close to a true hardwood.

@FishFind3000

5 жыл бұрын

Ang Abrams I had one that big in my yard that was taken down ~ 20 years ago. Thing was really old.

@walliehart2055

5 жыл бұрын

@@angelaabrams9108 creek / water Elm. Thats what my research has found to be the favorite tree among the natives and frontiersmen of the ohio valley. Very heavy when green , once dried out extremly light. They burnt inside And outside 2" is correct for thickness. They did all forming with fire. Using flat stones from a creek ,they rubed the char smooth inside and out. The creek Elm was desired because the fibers made for a very light and very strong canoe. Once burnt and stone polished they then using large peices of animal fat rubbed it filling the pores and created very light nice transportation. Most had a bowl shaped indentation at the front end thay packed with sand to build a fire in . For mostly hunting purposes. With a animal skin between the fire and the hunters. This shaded the hunters from the light . The prey was blinded by the light of the fire and confused by it. Making for easy pickings. I live in the Kanauga River valley a tributary of the Ohio River. Actually at the mouth were it joins the Ohio. Natives called this place TI-WIN-DA-WEE. ROUGHLY translated ,mingling of waters' home of white caps. The river is so wide here it allows the wind to form white caps , lots of them. We also have alot of seagulls as well. I have a creek Elm about 3/4 feet thick in my back yard . From a low cut stump to where the trunk splits into branches is about 12 -14 Feet. So my canoe will be 3.5 ' wide / 12 feet long, about 2.5 ' deep. I plan to do this very soon. I will take picks as i work ,once complete i will share . May do the gopro thing and uplaod a vlog . Ive done alot of research on this , nice to see this one being built. Very interesting.

@nmarbletoe8210

5 жыл бұрын

@@walliehart2055 coo;!!

@MikeBaxterABC

5 жыл бұрын

I was making Oak 8X8's with my chain saw mill (a wood bug) for a project, at my house out front, and guys kept stopping and trying to buy them from me! :)

Mr Townsend I just want to let you know how much I appreciate you making these videos. You bring so much excitement and enthusiasm to the old world and I live watching your videos. Keep em coming please never stop

Im a carpenter and I can really appreciate the time and hard work it takes to create something like this. Just beautiful guys. Thanks for the video!

Now call up your French homies and party like it's 1775.

@GD30.06

4 жыл бұрын

Maybe the Spanish, since they helped too

@nicholashutchinson40

3 жыл бұрын

*1776 lol

@josephshattuck5210

3 жыл бұрын

Great video. I want to do some out of palm trees any suggestions

@soldieroftoughlove7635

3 жыл бұрын

1799

@jordanjae

2 жыл бұрын

Aww i would of said 1799. Like the song but the song goes like its 1999

Jon, you looked like you and the dug & burned out canoe were perfect for each other. Those clothes are perfect for when you're out there. You looked so happy Jon. 😊

You looked so content when you were paddling your canoe. :o)

@OcRefrig

5 жыл бұрын

Floating on water does that to you ! when i push my kayak into the water and jump in. it's like all the stresses of the world fall away. the First few paddles are ... i have no words for it. so peaceful and transcendent.

this whole 3 episode set was riveting.... and I have no idea why! I was so worried about your canoe!

Clay is a better choice to limit the burn. It doesn't dull tools, and can stick to vertical surfaces.

@harleyrhynes3342

5 жыл бұрын

true, sand is easily had at the waters edge and easily swept out. That was funny "u can never again use iron tools" edges are easily put back on iron and sand is easily swept up . I wonder what that canoe weighted?

@TheTechnoKitteh

5 жыл бұрын

Clays far more compact and has a smaller grain size than sand.

@joshuaanderson5374

5 жыл бұрын

@@harleyrhynes3342 Can you explain that statement, 'u can never again use iron tools with sand'?

@MadGunny

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah but they are only using materials they had back then so they had to use sand

@stephensanford5273

2 жыл бұрын

@@MadGunny River clay is found all over the planet. Human's have been using it for thousands of years. Pottery... blacksmiths use it to control heat in metal they are working, as they have for centuries. I watched them doing this and clay was the first thing I thought of as well, using it to limit the burn on the sides while gaining depth.

At 9:07 I asked out loud, "and how happy are you right now, my brother?" Your smile said it all. Congratulations on the fruits of your labor.

@suspicioustumbleweed4760

5 жыл бұрын

Spoken like someone who doesn’t work

@ekothesilent9456

3 жыл бұрын

@@suspicioustumbleweed4760 I got the opposite vibe.

Congrats on finishing, and thank you so much for taking us along with on the journey!

I watched this 3 part episode. My parents and I spent most of my childhood in living history. I’m much older now... I have traveled a lot, and will be graduating college for the second time. This makes me want to get back to my roots, to what I love. Being in the “out of doors”. I have been trapped within their restraints for too long. I wasn’t meant for this flat lander city life. I need the foot hills, I need the mountains, the rocks, the wind and rain in my hair. Where are my moccasins, my leggings, my flintlock, and my blanket bundle? I need out of this concrete and people infested world I have been wading through.

@an3582

3 жыл бұрын

Geez, laying it on thick. We get it, you're booksmart but you like the woods.

Your passion for history, love of learning, and excitement for this subject makes me so happy. Never stop being yourself! I love this video, thank you for posting it!

I can't express how much I love this channel, thank you for the excellent detailed content that just makes my inner history nerd jump when I see it!

@MFRiley

5 жыл бұрын

Imran Rizwan history is amazing

@pythonP90

5 жыл бұрын

the nerdy outfits make me cringe hard, but i guess its historically accurate. @@MFRiley

You can use clay and mud on top of the areas you want to limit burning. This wont prevent combustion at high temps, but it will prevent the flame from travelling, which is what you are trying to do with water.

It was interesting to me that from the journal, his travels started about a week after our republic was engaged in the struggle for independence and freedom from England. Does he mention in his writings, any knowledge of what was transpiring in the colonies as he explored the western frontier? You did a great job....very dicey once you get it burnt down to that level!! Patience and attention to the process resulted in a wonderfully hand built water transport historically accurate in construction and, in use. Two thumbs up!!

You could also use a clay mixture to prevent the spots you don't want to burn, from burning.

Tinder fungus is why people give up on online dating

@kenjett2434

5 жыл бұрын

Not everyone i met my wife online. Married now 15 years

@brucetidwell7715

5 жыл бұрын

LOLOL!

@test123apt

5 жыл бұрын

Hipsterypunkery, I wish I had more hangs so I could give you more than 2 thumbs up.

@gabriel300010

5 жыл бұрын

Indeed too many tinder fungi

@kenjett2434

5 жыл бұрын

@@gabriel300010 indeed too many but not all.

I had never heard of Cresswell before this. Amazing! I live within a few miles of the Youghiogheny River and within 45 minutes of Fort Necessity. Our family has been here since the 1790s. A book that’s a local favorite is “Forty-Four Years of the Life of a Hunter” which is the autobiography of Meshach Browning, an early settler along the Yough.

this is, by far, the coolest project you and the guys have done. Reignites my desire to do the same. thanks so much!

@kristiannissen6366

3 жыл бұрын

Hi, did you get around to do it?

I've made a few dugouts in my day, those days are gone. It IS a lot of work, of a pleasurable type. The last dugout I made, by myself, was a 16 foot tulip tree dugout. It is still, as far as I know, in Fort Boonesborough in Kentucky. The memories will always be with me. Some of you young longhunters out there, give it a try. Boone himself, when he left Kentucky made a 60 footer and floated it down the Ohio to Missouri. This video brought back some very good memories. Thank You.

Thank you Jon, for doing this video. This makes this process so much, clearer and gives a real understanding of it, than when I've just read quickly about it. It really brings all the hard work evolved alive and real, that it won't be forgotten.

Very enjoyable and thank you all so much for posting this video. Regards from the UK. John.

Experimental archaeology in action. Amazing work, what a wonderful experience. I enjoyed every minute of these videos. I especially liked the story at the end, it made a real connection to the past and how a canoe like that may have been used. Well done!

Watching you paddle that canoe just put on the creek side back in history. I got that feeling like I'm there watching this 100's of years ago. Fine build video loved every minute of this. Thanks guys!!!

YaY!!! PART 3 Canoe looks good. Enjoy it, you all worked hard for it.

I loved watching this 3-piece adventure. The filming was very calm and almost poetic, and the process itself very interesting. A favourite!

Wow, now that's work. It's nice to see that this craft is not lost. What's most impressive is in 1775 they made two '30 canoes in under two weeks. People back then were the real deal.

“It’s gonna float it’s a boat” 🤣🤣🤣

Looks like you're all ready for Red Dead Redemption 2!

@Unknown-dq2cj

5 жыл бұрын

Hello Justin! Nice to see you Here.

@kaelobrien5311

5 жыл бұрын

Get out of here fam

@ep0516

5 жыл бұрын

Plz nobody like justin y's comments, thats what makes him famous

@Xfighter000

5 жыл бұрын

You like townsends too? We seem to have similar interest.

@onebladeprop

5 жыл бұрын

wtf you're everywhere

Absolutely beautiful and wonderful series. You guys did an amazing job and I'm so proud! Thank you for bringing history alive for us.

Great project! When I was in Belize around 1983, I visited a Garifuna village along the coast south of Punta Gorda. Many of the villagers used dugouts, and the nicest looking ones were made by local Mayan indians. Some were quite refined and of amazing quality.

What an amazing job you guys did! It looks so good and seeing all the work that went into making just one canoe really puts things into perspective. So happy that we have this channel to watch!

When you make the 18th century version of a submarine, you've got to name it the Nutmegalodon

@caelodevorago608

5 жыл бұрын

Whats really funny, is in the latter end of the 17th century, there were designs for submersibles, with the idea being there was a drill in front of it, where it could go up to an enemy vessel in harbor, undetected and drill holes in the hull to sink it

@horsemumbler1

5 жыл бұрын

That would be the Turtle, built in 1775.

@WelshWebb

5 жыл бұрын

No! The "Unsinkable II"!

@panzerfaust5046

5 жыл бұрын

@@WelshWebb Considering the titanic had two sister ships, i think Unsinkable 2 and 3 are taken. 4 maybe?

This is one of the most beautiful inspiring projects I have seen on KZread. Well done guys!

Crestwells journal should be mandatory reading for anyone interested in early American history. Truely wonderful!

You CAN use metal tools where there’s sand- you just have to sharpen the tools very, very often. Woodsmen used to use double-bit (two-bladed) axes. One edge would be kept as sharp as possible for regular woodcutting. The other edge would be used for rough work, like chopping roots in the ground, and would be allowed to get pitted and chipped and less sharp. Some kinds of wood naturally have silica inclusions- similar to grains of sand embedded in the wood. They, too, have a tendency to dull tools used on them.

What a cool project! Thanks for sharing!

Congrats on the successful endeavor! This was a really fun project to watch and what an impressive outcome! I also love the way this series was filmed and edited. Nice work.

This has given me an idea to try out when my kids get to that age where they'll need a senior project. I'll definitely be looking back at these videos many times and practice this art so one day my children can also take part. I have many years till then though so hopefully my hands will be used to it by then!! Thank you!!

That’s gorgeous. That canoe is better than anything you could buy. The passion you put into any hand made item, makes it golden. I hope you have many years of adventures with your canoe.

Awesome work guys! Love people who build their own stuff!

WTG!!! I rember as a child I always dreamed about making a dugout canoe! I glad I never tried as a kid, it would have been a waste of a tree, but you and your friends did a great job!

During one of many trips to Williamsburg, VA I came across one of the historical re-enactors carving a wooden canoe using fire. He seemed so bothered with me asking questions about it. Anyways, I've been curious about the process all this time and this little series answered them all! Thank you, Townsends! You got another subscriber!

Been following this series, and it's been great watching the progression. What an amazing experience. Very well done. Thanks for the videos. Keep up all the great work.

By far the best dugout canoe i've seen!

My power went out for like an entire 15 minutes today. I was mad because I couldn't save my work on my computer. I didn't want to open my refrigerated food box and let in heat, so I couldn't snack. My only choice was to take a shower with my running water since it didn't require electricity. By the time I got out, the power _still_ wasn't on, so I got my iPad and read a new book. I mean, the power was out so I had no source of light other than the windows(sunlight) which was too warm, so I couldn't read any paper books. Basically, I felt just like you must have, living rough and wild. Frankly, I feel a connection with the pioneers of old, getting in touch with the harsh reality of life without modern convenience.

@townsends

5 жыл бұрын

Yes, sometimes it gets real bad.

@aurorabarnes7494

5 жыл бұрын

Um you have no connections to the pioneers… A few mins without electricity isn’t anything close to the ends of living off of what you don’t have

@richardfarrer5616

5 жыл бұрын

@@aurorabarnes7494 I think you may have missed the point more than somewhat.

@paperbagsheriff6072

5 жыл бұрын

Joshua Barnes r/woosh

@elisaliba2291

4 жыл бұрын

R/woooosh

The easiest way to be sure you have even material removable around the entire canoe is to drill and hammer wooden dowels of equal length throughout the canoe, that way you ensure while working that you have an even amount of material removed on the bottom and walls of the canoe. Either way, awesome video and great job!

I must say one of the best video series on the tube! I'm mostly a car, motorcycle guy but like all types of history and the outdoors! I've always said looking at an infrastructure " imagine how they built that 200 years ago" ! Lol Alot of ball busting work is the bottom line! Nice canoe!

I don't know how I came upon this 3 part series, but I'm so glad I did. Well done and so incredibly fascinating.

A small tip for working with hand tools that leave blisters on your hands: wear leather gloves. Get a pair that is bespoke or a pair that is a little small. If you get the unfitted pair, wet them with soapy water, preferably dish soap like Dawn or a soap that has glycerin in it, and then put them on your hands and stretch the softened leather by making and opening your fists for about 5 minutes, then work with them for the day so they dry and stretch to fit you hands well. Calfskin and full grain leather are the best ones for this, although you might have to wet the full grain leather multiple times to get a good fit.

@terry-1

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks ALOT!!!! for the How to on the gloves, I will be doing that with the pair I will be purchasing soon, just finished off my current pair it was tuff breaking those suckers in, it was them or my hands and I used them till I couldn't use them any more. Good patching material now.

@KnightsWithoutATable

5 жыл бұрын

@@terry-1 No problem. I ran across it accidentally while working in a concrete block yard. If you can find saddle soap that is what works best. It can be a bit too cold to wear them for a full day to dry on your hands in the winter, but you can do it on your day off indoors for a few hours and that will get them started.

@terry-1

5 жыл бұрын

Good Point, Winter has definately hit. I will poke around here for some saddle soap, makes sence with leather gloves.

@SoapAcademy

5 жыл бұрын

KnightsWithoutATable good advice. You have a recommendation for a leather conditioner after treatment?

@KnightsWithoutATable

5 жыл бұрын

@@SoapAcademy Saddle soap. If you use the gloves every day in rough jobs they are likely to wear holes in them before you need to condition them again.

Amazing build. Amazing experience. Thanks for y’alls hard work, research, and efforts!

I love all the hard work and effort you put into every video! So great to see part 3 of the canoe journey!

Erik got that fire going in no time. Continues to impress!

I was just rolling over to go to sleep and looked at my phone to check the time and went "aw yes! The next part of the canoe build is up!!" my husband just turned to me and went "... You're such a dweeb." 😂 he finds it all very interesting too, but finds my enthusiasm hilarious 😂

@nyankosensey1531

5 жыл бұрын

Same

@kimfleury

5 жыл бұрын

You must be in Britain...where it would have been about 2300h when this video was uploaded? It was uploaded at about 1700h US Eastern Time, or 1600 Central. Awful early for bed unless you work a strange shift :)

@13Luk6iul

5 жыл бұрын

Same for me, just no spouse :D

@j1george

5 жыл бұрын

aw yiss. motha f’n townsends

@rosemcguinn5301

5 жыл бұрын

I love a good geek fest, don't you?

Floating on water does this to you ! when i push my kayak into the water and jump in. it's like all the stresses of the world fall away. the First few paddles are ... i have no words for it. so peaceful and transcendent.

My family in law still makes boats from logs for transportation. They burn the logs too, but not necessarily to make the walls thinner, but to spread the log open, making to boat much wider in the middle and giving it more of a boat shape. On average these boats are about 12 meters long, 40ft, and a bit over a meter wide.

This channel provides some of the coolest content on youtube. Awesome canoe after a lot of hard work. Thanks for sharing, keep up the good work!

9:50 Those are the smallest glasses i have ever seen for sure

@dr.doppeldecker3832

5 жыл бұрын

He kooks exactly like Peter Griffin :)

What a great project. You can really see how happy you are. 😊

Congrats on your finished canoe! Time for adventure! Love it! Thanks for sharing!

Major accomplishment! Congrats

Anyone else think it’s funny how he went from “let’s build a canoe” on day one and by day three he’s like “ugh let’s get this crap done”

@leohorishny8805

4 жыл бұрын

Just like they would have said 300 years ago!

Your video has given me an inspiration to use the large pine tree I had to cut down in my backyard with its 30 feet of log.

Good job men! What an accomplishment. Love the channel so keep this good down to earth entertainment coming.

I'm Happy for you men. Good job!

I'm curious if anyone accidentally went for a swim? It looked cold!

I really enjoyed this little video mini-series. Thanks for sharing.

its a reminder of how much work it was for folks in the pre-industrial age -- a lot of sweat went into everday life; we take it all for granted now due to the power given by burning fossil fuels and through electricity - but I am also struck by the fact that in the pre-industrial age they were closer to nature and had the satisfaction that comes from hard work and there was a tighter sense of community due to having to work together to survive and prosper - and no one could afford to be lazy!

Smoke on the water.

@gorillaau

5 жыл бұрын

Fire in the hull!

@evanherb5900

5 жыл бұрын

SOME STUPID WITH A FLARE GUN

@simonthompson5280

5 жыл бұрын

Burned the place to the ground

@olivermcshane1488

5 жыл бұрын

0.3.5.0.3.6.5.0.3.5.3.0

@8:10 "I can tell, it's gonna float ... IT'S A BOAT ... MMHMM" XD XD XD IM DEAD!

great project, looks like hard work and a ton of fun. Great to have friends to share that experience with.

Awesome job! Making canoes is really one of my life joys, glad to other see people share in this great experience.

I've been waiting for this

You're the coolest guy on KZread.

It’s amazing what one can accomplish with a little patience and determination. Beautiful canoe!

Well done, all of you! That was a real achievement. The intensive labour was obvious and must have bee frustrating at times. It was certainly worth watching!

And the snarky part of me thinks, "Sand under the fire? If they burn it hot enough, they can have a glass-bottom boat!"

just found this channel today and with this as the first video so wholesome and calm just a pleasure to watch. keep up the great work. New Sub here !

@arthas640

5 жыл бұрын

check out his cooking series, its the best!

So enjoyed the 3 parts. Loved seeing the process and loved the excerpt at the end. All you guys involved are power houses. Well done.

Great job guys. All your hard work paid off!

Hello adventure daddy

@thesayxx

5 жыл бұрын

@Nicole Marly You and nutmeg are two best things to spice thing up on this channel. Pls never change

@wardefiant

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for all the Fun Nicole!

@ToozdaysChild

5 жыл бұрын

Never change, Consistent Topical Comment Mommy.

@AdamBechtol

5 жыл бұрын

lol

@mrdanforth3744

5 жыл бұрын

Good ol' Nicole

Made one just like it last weekend, only took about 2 hours. 1/16 scale

@dogerswag

3 жыл бұрын

Well figures.

watching this all the way through was awesome. all of the time, effort, & dedication is to be admired. to see how a canoe was made 200 years ago was mind blowing. imagine doing all of that work, getting to 95% done & something happening? man... & people today complain if they don’t have wifi.

It’s just great to see how with simple tools and lots of hard works things can be made to work wonderfully well. Keep doing !

She's a beaut'! Congrats!

Last time I was this early that tree was still a sapling.

@busybythecreek701

5 жыл бұрын

Vlasic

Seeing these episodes give's me not only the written part of history ,but all so the visual aspect. In combination witk that clothing, it gave me the taste of pioneering! wonderfull job !!!

Nice one,Townsends and Erik and the big guys.Really good.

Congratulations to you, Jon and all your helpers. Now you have your own "dłubanka" :) Are you going to see how much of a load it can hold safely?

@rosemcguinn5301

5 жыл бұрын

I'd love to know how that is pronounced!

@FrikInCasualMode

5 жыл бұрын

@@rosemcguinn5301 Hah. Joys of slavic languages LOL Something like "DWoo-ban-kah". It's an almost exact equivalent of "dugout".

@rosemcguinn5301

5 жыл бұрын

@@FrikInCasualMode Thanks! :) It actually is different than the way I'd imagined it would.

Wow thank you for including me in your canoe Journey this is Richard I really appreciate your post into the past keep on posting Love It

@townsends

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for coming along!

@kimfleury

5 жыл бұрын

Richard, thank you for showing everyone how reenactors learn the skills by reaching out to dedicated experts.

@helza

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing your skills with us

Thanks for your work on these parts, much enjoyment watching. thanks for sharing.

You folks put out really interesting, honest and well made content. Thank's for sharing these fantastic gems with us

This was a great series!

Il be honest, Ive been watching these movies because WW3 is coming and not because im in love with American history..

Superb video! I love the music you use and the shots of all the guys on the canoe ; your videos make me feel like I'm in the boundary waters with my own canoe!

Well done! Those early settlers deserve so much respect!